Spotted: DIY Bird Feeder from an Old Glass Soda Bottle
Got a glass soda bottle in your recycle bin? Fish it out and make a DIY bird feeder for your garden!
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Spotted: Cute Recycled Planters (that you can make with your kids!)
These sweet little recycled planters are a great way to get your kids excited about upcycling and about nature. A two in one learning experience!
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Spotted: DIY Seed Bomb Wedding Favors
Planning wedding favors that are in line with your environmental ideals can be a little bit tricky. At my wedding we gave out an assortment of organic seed packets, but I wish I’d thought to make these sweet DIY seed bomb wedding favors instead!
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18 Container Garden Ideas (and how to keep your plants alive!)
If you’re wanting to garden but are dealing with a small space or bad soil, check out these container garden ideas and tips to get you growing and keep those plants alive!
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Spotted: Homemade Antibacterial Hand Soap
Most antibacterial soap is bad news, but you can whip up homemade antibacterial hand soap that’s safer and gets your hands just as clean.
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Garden Week is Coming, and You’re Invited!
Spring is here, and we couldn’t be happier! Next week we’re going to celebrate with Garden Week with some of our favorite DIY bloggers, and you’re invited to join us!
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23 Awesome Superhero Crafts
Ever since planning a joint superhero birthday party for my son and his almost-birthday-twin, I’ve had superhero crafts on the brain.
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Printable Cupcake Toppers for your Superhero Party
I talked last week about the awesome superhero birthday party that we threw for my son and shared how to make cute superhero capes from recycled felt. Today I’m going to share another superhero birthday party craft: printable cupcake toppers!
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Design Mason Jar Labels, Win a Macbook Pro!
I know you guys love crafting with mason jars as much as I do, so when I saw this mason jar label design contest, I had to share it! Worldlabel is running the contest, and it’s easy as pie to enter! Here’s how:
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Solving The Printables Dilemma
I love printables as much as the next gal. How can we make our printing as eco-friendly as our crafting?
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GOTS: The Key to Truly Sustainable Organic Cotton
Organic cotton is much better for the planet and the people, and GOTS certification can help you be sure you’re getting the most sustainable organic cotton available.
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Make a DIY Superhero Cape from Recycled Felt
We threw a superhero birthday party for my son’s first birthday, so obviously we needed to make a DIY superhero cape for every baby who was coming!
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DIY Decor: Review of Rooms Repurposed by Cristin Frank
Rooms Repurposed is all about purposefully planning your home to maximize space and minimize the cost of your DIY decor.
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15 Awesome Junk Mail Crafts
Are you sick of the junk mail stuffed into your postbox? If you can’t get the flow of junk to stop, try out some of these junk mail crafts!
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Homemade Soft Scrub Recipe
Soft scrubs are great at scouring off grime, but they often use harmful chemicals to do it. This homemade soft scrub recipe is effective, all natural, and inexpensive to make.
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Homemade Cleaning Wipes to Disinfect Naturally
Prepackaged disinfecting wipes are full of toxic chemicals. Disinfect naturally with these homemade cleaning wipes that cost a fraction of the price!
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Sewing for Baby: 25 Tutorials for Toys, Clothes, and the Nursery
Are you getting your life ready for a new arrival? You can save money and conserve natural resources by sewing for baby instead shopping at the big box store!
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How to Make Gift Tags from Junk Mail Envelopes
Need to wrap a cute gift in a hurry? Here’s how to make gift tags out of junk mail security envelopes in under 10 minutes.
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34 Awesome T-Shirt Crafts
Grab a tee from your closet or the thrift store, and let’s make some t-shirt crafts!
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How to Sew Knit Fabric with the Tissue Paper Method
Do you have warping and stretching problems when you’re sewing jersey? Here’s how to sew knit fabric with a simple stabilizing trick!
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24 Water Bottle Crafts
Keep some plastic out of the landfill with these water bottle crafts!
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Baby Game: Recycled Water Bottle Sensory Play
This is a fun baby game that you can make with an old water bottle and other materials from your stash!
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10 DIY Skirts from Reclaimed Materials
I know, a lot of you probably are still digging your way out of that last round of crazy snow. This late-winter cold snap has me dreaming of spring like nothing else. I can’t wait for bare legs, open-toed shoes, and skirt weather!
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21 DIY Men’s Valentine’s Day Gifts
Need some ideas for DIY men’s Valentine’s Day gifts? We’ve got a whole slew of them!
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How to Hone a Knife to Make it Last
Honing is an important part of keeping your knives super sharp. Here’s how to hone a knife and the difference between honing and sharpening.
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How to Make Rosettes from a Reclaimed Tee
Don’t you love the look of a rosette? These simple fabric flowers are very cute, and they’re actually simple to make with just an old t-shirt from your stash. Here’s how to make rosettes and use them in your crafting.
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Southern Lights Homemade Bath Salts (+ printable label!)
Do you have a hard time coming up with Valentines Day gifts for men on your list? These manly homemade bath salts are simple to make and smell like heaven.
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Why I Don’t Craft with Leather
Leather crafts are super hip right now, and as a vegan crafter, that bums me out. I’m probably going to take some flack for speaking up about leather, but the poor animals who suffer because of the leather industry can’t speak for themselves.
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Valentines Day Card from an Old Manila Folder
Got some old folders in your stash? You can use them to make a sweet Valentines Day card!
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Hemp Legalization in Colorado!
March 1, 2014 is going to be a great day for sustainable fabrics when hemp legalization becomes official in Colorado!
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Craftivism in Action: Project Junktopia Fights Waste with Cuteness
Project Junktopia uses craftivism to shine a light on consumer waste, and it does it beautifully. Check out these videos!
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Top 10 Kid Crafts Sites for Green Crafters
Need to find some kid crafts to keep your little ones entertained? These sites are packed with DIY ideas using eco-friendly materials.
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23 Valentine’s Day Ideas: Sweet Heart Decor
Need some handmade Valentine’s Day ideas? We’ve got you covered with this ultimate list of lovey-dovey DIY goodness!
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Valentine’s Day Crafts: Heart-Shaped Dessert Toppers
These sweet dessert toppers are simple Valentine’s Day crafts that come together in a flash!
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How to Make Seed Bombs
We recently shared an article on extreme seed bombs that you fire out of a shotgun. A couple of folks have asked about how to make seed bombs with a little bit less firepower, and it reminded me about the article below that I wrote back in 2008 for Ecolocalizer. It’s a simple seed bomb recipe, no shotgun shells required.
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Craftivism in Action: Taking Seed Bombs to the Next Level
When tossed responsibly, seed bombs can be a fun way to add green to blighted areas, and the Flower Shell project wants to take them to the next level.
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